Persian Sufi Poetry

savaal
visaal-e-mumkin-o-vaajib baham chiist

Mahmood Shabistari

sher

Gam ko baa-Gam baham na kiije
gar Gam hai to Gam kaa Gam na kiije

Khwaja Meer Asar

Ghazal

Gam ko baa-Gam baham na kiije
gar Gam hai to Gam kaa Gam na kiije

Khwaja Meer Asar

sher

vo.ii maare anal-haq dam kare iz.haar sirr baham
ko.ii baa.ndhai kamar mohkam jo aape-aap suu.n la.Dnaa

Qadir Bakhsh Bedil

Sufi Proverb

zamiin-o-zamaa.n raa baham dozii KHudavand na-dihad rozii

Though you will leave no stone unturned, God will not increase your daily portion.

Oral Tradition

Kalaam

gar yaar ho baham ko.ii ho ho na ho na ho
jab apnaa ho sanam ko.ii ho ho na ho na ho

Imdad Ali Ulvi

sher

mil ga.e baaham KHudaa ke fazl se ba.ad az fanaa
us ko achchhaa kyaa kahe.n ham sar-basar achchhaa hu.aa

Mardan Safi

Ghazal

aab ziyaada kis me.n hai chashmak baaham hotii hai
merii aa.nkh me.n aa.nsuu hai tere kaan me.n motii hai

Riyaz Khairabadi

Kalaam

hu.ii husn-o-'ishq me.n jab ba-ham uns-o-aashnaa.ii
kahaa jab kisii ne majnuu.n vahii.n lailaa yaad aa.ii

Khalil

Sufi Proverb

tar-o- KHushk ba-ham mii -soZand

Wet and dry burn together (i.e. Good and bad suffer together).

Oral Tradition

Chhand

kup kasmir ten chalyau hai dal saji bir wir na dharat gal gajibe ko bhim hai

kup kasmiir te.n chalyau hai dal saaji biir viir naa dharat gal gaajibe ko bhiim hai
sunn hot saa.njhe te bajat dant aadhii raat tiisre pahar dahal dai asiim hai

Gang

Persian Sufi Poetry

aayand har do baaham va har do baham ravand
go.e baraadarand baham biim-o-siim-e-maa

Hakim Sanai

Sufi Articles

Life, times and Sufi poetry of Shah Niyaz Ahmad Barelvi

Har dam nay bole sadaa aur hai wahaan miqaar ek !
Be-imtiyaaz-e besh-o-kam daane mein hain ye sab baham,

Mustaqim Parwez

Sufi Articles

Chandar Bhan Brahman-Iqbal Husain

Baham aaGashtaa-e-laKHt-e-dil-o-Khuun-e-jigar yaa na
Barahman gar na kaam-e-dil ba-dast aamad taGaful kun

Sufinama Archive

Persian Sufi Poetry

daad ba-tartiib-e-adab rezishii
suurat-e-jaa.n raa baham aamezishii

Nizami Ganjavi

sher

nii.nd aavegii na tanhaa 'bedaar'
taa na KHvaab us se baham kiijiyegaa

Meer Muhammad Bedar

Masnavi

kullu-sirrin-jaavaz-al-isnain shaa'
gar do seh parranda raa bandii baham

Rumi

Ghazal

nii.nd aavegii na tanhaa 'bedaar'
taa na KHvaab us se baham kiijiyegaa

Meer Muhammad Bedar

Persian Sufi Poetry

che kabkaa.n che baazaa.n baham mii-parand
miyaan-e-havaa-e-kuhistaan-e-maa

Rumi

Nazm

dar bayan-e-urs hazrat-salim-chishti

hai baham duur duur kaa aalam
sabz-o-surKH-o-safed-o-zard ham

Nazeer Akbarabadi